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**reachmanxx** · 03-10-2010, 10:29 PM

I But she will literally act out revenge...

I just need to address this here real quick.

Animals do not do anything out of "revenge", or spite, or anything like that.

She is not doing these things to "get back at you".

You said you have been trying to work with these issues for months. Don't take this the wrong way, but one has to know exactly how to work with these issues in order to be succesful.

I really suggest you do some research on seperation anxiety, and learn about how dogs actually work (how they think and learn). Improper training can very easily just make things worse. And a lack of understanding of how dogs really operate leads to many, many mistakes.

The fact that you attribute your dog's behavior to spite shows that you don't have the skills and knowledge neccesary to handle this problem sucesfully on your own...at least at this time.

That's not an insult. It's totally normal. Very few dog owners really understand their dogs. That's why so many dogs have all kinds of behavioral problems.

I suggest you do some reading, and if you have the ability, contact a licensed behaviorist. Not a dog trainer. Very generally speaking, behaviorists deal with dogs with issues and work with owners on a plan to solve them, where as trainers either train your dog to do particular tasks, or train you to train your dog to do particular tasks.

Amazon.com has tons of good books that you can buy new (or used...at very good prices) and are shipped right to your door. You can probably find these at your library as well, I would think. (I havn't used a library in years...lol)

A few I would suggest to you to help you better understand the behavior and mentality of dogs are:

The Culture Clash: A Revolutionary New Way to Understanding the Relationship Between Humans and Domestic Dogs by Jean Donaldson

Don't Shoot The Dog! The New Art of Teaching and Training by Karen Pryor

When Pigs Fly! Training Success With Impossible Dogs by Jane Killion

The Other End of The Leash:Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs By Patricia McConnell

Here's a decent article on sepration anxiety

03-10-2010, 10:29 PM	#5
reachmanxx Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 542 Senior Member	I But she will literally act out revenge... I just need to address this here real quick. Animals do not do anything out of "revenge", or spite, or anything like that. She is not doing these things to "get back at you". You said you have been trying to work with these issues for months. Don't take this the wrong way, but one has to know exactly how to work with these issues in order to be succesful. I really suggest you do some research on seperation anxiety, and learn about how dogs actually work (how they think and learn). Improper training can very easily just make things worse. And a lack of understanding of how dogs really operate leads to many, many mistakes. The fact that you attribute your dog's behavior to spite shows that you don't have the skills and knowledge neccesary to handle this problem sucesfully on your own...at least at this time. That's not an insult. It's totally normal. Very few dog owners really understand their dogs. That's why so many dogs have all kinds of behavioral problems. I suggest you do some reading, and if you have the ability, contact a licensed behaviorist. Not a dog trainer. Very generally speaking, behaviorists deal with dogs with issues and work with owners on a plan to solve them, where as trainers either train your dog to do particular tasks, or train you to train your dog to do particular tasks. Amazon.com has tons of good books that you can buy new (or used...at very good prices) and are shipped right to your door. You can probably find these at your library as well, I would think. (I havn't used a library in years...lol) A few I would suggest to you to help you better understand the behavior and mentality of dogs are: *The Culture Clash: A Revolutionary New Way to Understanding the Relationship Between Humans and Domestic Dogs* by Jean Donaldson Don't Shoot The Dog! The New Art of Teaching and Training by Karen Pryor When Pigs Fly! Training Success With Impossible Dogs by Jane Killion The Other End of The Leash:Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs By Patricia McConnell Here's a decent article on sepration anxiety
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